Religion 3RD NINE WEEKS EXAM Flashcards
Efficacious (effective) signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the church, by which divine life is dispensed to us
Sacraments
what Latin word is the word sacrament derived from and what does it mean
sacramentum
the initiation oath of solders into the roman army
Why did Christ give us the sacraments
to enable us to share his divine life and to assist us in reaching heavenly home
What are the seven sacraments in order
Baptism Eucharist Confirmation Anointing of the Sick Reconciliation Matrimony Holy Orders
What are the 3 divine calls associated with the sacraments
A call to personal holiness
A call to worship
A call to correct moral attitude
What is the key that opens the door to all other sacraments
The church
What are the only signs that cause what they signify
Sacraments
The ritual use of certain things (water, bread, wine, oil) in the liturgical action
Sign
What makes up the substance of the sacrament
Matter
Form
What did God choose the sacraments after the Fall of Adam and Eve
He chose them as means for us to attain our salvation through sensible signs
What are three reasons God chose to give us the sacraments
Man’s human nature
Man’s sinfulness
Man’s inclinations
How is each minister acting, regardless of his own sinfulness
In Persona Christi (person of Christ)
Each sacraments confers grace on us as long as the recipient doesn’t what
Place any obstacles in the way
How does God give us a share in his own divine life
Through the sacraments
What kind of grace is received everyday
Actual grace
What 3 sacraments imprint an indelible mark on the soul which distinguishes the followers of Christ from others
Baptism
Confirmation
Holy Orders
Who is the true minister of the sacraments
Christ
What 2 sacraments do not require an ordained minster
Baptism
Matrimony
What must the minster do to confer the sacrament
Intend the sacramental result
Use correct form
Use proper matter
Be free from mortal sin
What happens if a priest with mortal sin confers the sacrament
The sacrament is still valid but he commits another sin
What 2 sacraments do not require the recipients to be free from mortal sin
Baptism
Reconciliation
What does receiving the sacraments regularly help us to do
Be Christ to others
Free and undeserved gifts from God that helps is to conform our lives to his will
Actual grace
Any thought, word, deed, or omission contrary to God’s eternal law
A genuine offense against God
Actual sin
What does sin presume
Knowledge of wrong-doing
Awareness of malice in one’s conduct
Consent of the will
Bishop, priest, or deacon who presides at a liturgical function
Celebrant
Human appetites or desires which remain disordered due to the temporal consequences or original sin, which remain even after baptism, and which produce an inclination to sin
Concupiscence
The words and signs that accompany a sacrament
Form
The pray of the sacrament with which or to which something is done in order to confer grace
Ex) water in baptism, bread and wine in the eucharist, chrism in confirmation
Matter
That quality or assemblage of qualities which makes a person what he is, as distinct from other persons
Personality
An efficacious sign of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted by the church, by which divine life is dispensed to us through the work of the Holy Spirit
Sacrament
Indelible mark imprinted on the soul at baptism, confirmation, and/or holy orders that gives the person a greater share in the priesthood of Christ
Sacramental character
Sacraments used to restore our bodies and souls in Christ’s work of healing and salvation
Sacraments of healing
What are the sacraments of healing
Penance
Anointing of the Sick
Lay the foundation of every Christian life in a way similar to natural life: born anew in baptism, strengthened in confirmation, given food of eternal life in the Eucharist
Sacraments of initiation
Sacraments directed toward the salvation of others, conferring a particular mission in the church and serving to build up the people of god
Sacraments at service of communion
The grace which heals out human nature wounded by sin by giving us a share in the divine life of the Trinity
It is a habitual, supernatural gift which continues the work of making us perfect, holy, and Christ-like
Sanctifying grace
When baptism calls each recipient to a lifelong holiness to accomplish a mission known to God, which will be worked out over a lifetime
One of the three divine calls of the sacraments
Call to personal holiness
A crucial aspect if this call is to worship God as his church indicates, in order to acquire the graces necessary to accomplish the call
One of the three divine calls of the sacraments
Call to worship
The moral teachings of the church instruct the baptized do the will of Christ concerning their moral choices
One of the three divine calls of the sacraments
Call to correct moral attitude
What is the inheritor and guarantor of our eternal life
The church
Why do we say that sacramental signs cause what they signify
A sacrament is a sign of a sacred act or thing
All other signs merely point to something else but do not cause anything
What was the sign of God’s covenant in the Old Testament
The act of circumcision
Why do we say that sacraments have a social value
They enable us to live in community with charity towards all while binding every member of the the community to one another to the extent that each cooperated with them
What are the effects of sanctifying grace recorded in baptism
In enables us to share in God’s life, to become temples of the Trinity, adopted sons and friends of god, and heirs to heaven, able to preform acts that will merit us eternal life in heaven
From whom did we revive original sin
Adam and Eve
What are 3 effects of sacramental signs
Configure us to Christ
Distinguishes us perpetually from those who do not have the sign
Disposes us to cooperate with grace
What is the memory verse for chapter 10
Matthew 28:19
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit
What is the sacrament of initiation that joins a person to Christ’s Church
Baptism
What does Baptism confer that is needed to get to heaven
Sanctifying grace
What does baptism cleanse the recipient of
All sin
What are some instances where water held significance in salvation history
Genesis Noah & the Flood Israelites & the Red Sea Jews crossing Jordan River into the Promised Land Jesus' own baptism in the Jordan River
When did baptism in the church begin
Pentecost
What does baptism make possible
A life with God
What does a baptized person receive
Removal of original and actual sin (if present)
Imprints indelible sign consecrating the person to Christian worship
Entry into the church - the mystical body of Christ
Confers sanctifying grace - a share in God’s own life
Adoption by God as his child
Becomes a temple of the Holy Spirit to worship God as he desires
Actual grace - assistance from God to resist sin
Theological virtues
Moral virtues
Entry into heaven after a life lived with Christ
What are the theological virtues
Faith
Hope
Charity (love)
What are the moral virtues
Prudence
Justice
Temperance
Fortitude
What are the 2 principle effects of baptism
Purification from sin
New birth in the Holy Spirit
What are the consequences of sin that remain even after baptism
Suffering
Illness
Death